One Rank One Pension Annoucement

The Government is working on a plan to absorb retiring soldiers into the para-military and police, top Government officials told NDTV. This will allow soldiers to work till the age of 60, negating the need for enhanced pension under One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme. The rationale given by ex-servicemen demanding OROP is that nearly 80 per cent of...

The Congress party today called the government's announcement of One Rank One Pension or OROP for retired military veterans as a 'betrayal' of the ex-servicemen's demands and said the scheme was "totally disappointing".

The Government is working on a plan to absorb retiring soldiers into the para-military and police, top Government officials told NDTV. This will allow soldiers to work till the age of 60, negating the need for enhanced pension under One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme. The rationale given by ex-servicemen demanding OROP is that nearly 80 per cent of...

The Congress party today called the government's announcement of One Rank One Pension or OROP for retired military veterans as a 'betrayal' of the ex-servicemen's demands and said the scheme was "totally disappointing".